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The Louisiana Purchase
EN PB USISBN: 9780471267386 bzw. 0471267384, in Englisch, Wiley, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana [52195091], Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.
This is a hard cover book. The dust jacket shows normal wear and tear. The cover has visible markings and wear. The pages have normal wear. There are stickers or sticker residue on the cover. We ship Monday-Saturday and respond to inquries within 24 hours.
This is a hard cover book. The dust jacket shows normal wear and tear. The cover has visible markings and wear. The pages have normal wear. There are stickers or sticker residue on the cover. We ship Monday-Saturday and respond to inquries within 24 hours.
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The Louisiana Purchase
EN USISBN: 0471267384 bzw. 9780471267386, in Englisch, Wiley, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Lagernd.
19th century,americas,biographies,history,humanities,leaders and notable people,military,modern (16th-21st centuries),revolution and founding,state and local, From The Louisiana PurchaseLike many other major events in world history, the Louisiana Purchase is a fascinating mix of destiny and individual energy and creativity. . . . Thomas Jefferson would have been less than human had he not claimed a major share of the credit. In a private letter . . . the president, reviving a favorite metaphor, said he ""very early saw"" Louisiana was a ""speck"" that could turn into a ""tornado."" He added that the public never knew how near ""this catastrophe was."" But he decided to calm the hotheads of the west and ""endure"" Napoleon's aggression, betting that a war with England would force Bonaparte to sell. This policy ""saved us from the storm."" Omitted almost entirely from this account is the melodrama of the purchase, so crowded with ""what ifs"" that might have changed the outcome-and the history of the world.The reports of the Lewis and Clark expedition . . . electrified the nation with their descriptions of a region of broad rivers and rich soil, of immense herds of buffalo and other game, of grassy prairies seemingly as illimitable as the ocean. . . . From the Louisiana Purchase would come, in future decades, the states of Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and large portions of what is now North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Minnesota, Colorado, and Louisiana. For the immediate future, the purchase, by doubling the size of the United States, transformed it from a minor to a major world power. The embo.
19th century,americas,biographies,history,humanities,leaders and notable people,military,modern (16th-21st centuries),revolution and founding,state and local, From The Louisiana PurchaseLike many other major events in world history, the Louisiana Purchase is a fascinating mix of destiny and individual energy and creativity. . . . Thomas Jefferson would have been less than human had he not claimed a major share of the credit. In a private letter . . . the president, reviving a favorite metaphor, said he ""very early saw"" Louisiana was a ""speck"" that could turn into a ""tornado."" He added that the public never knew how near ""this catastrophe was."" But he decided to calm the hotheads of the west and ""endure"" Napoleon's aggression, betting that a war with England would force Bonaparte to sell. This policy ""saved us from the storm."" Omitted almost entirely from this account is the melodrama of the purchase, so crowded with ""what ifs"" that might have changed the outcome-and the history of the world.The reports of the Lewis and Clark expedition . . . electrified the nation with their descriptions of a region of broad rivers and rich soil, of immense herds of buffalo and other game, of grassy prairies seemingly as illimitable as the ocean. . . . From the Louisiana Purchase would come, in future decades, the states of Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and large portions of what is now North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Minnesota, Colorado, and Louisiana. For the immediate future, the purchase, by doubling the size of the United States, transformed it from a minor to a major world power. The embo.
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The Louisiana Purchase (2003)
EN HC USISBN: 9780471267386 bzw. 0471267384, in Englisch, Wiley (TP), gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland, zzgl. Versandkosten, Verandgebiet: EUR.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books UK, FIFE, Dunfermline, [RE:4].
Hard cover.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books UK, FIFE, Dunfermline, [RE:4].
Hard cover.
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The Louisiana Purchase (2003)
EN HC USISBN: 9780471267386 bzw. 0471267384, in Englisch, Wiley, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, zzgl. Versandkosten, Verandgebiet: DOM.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Yankee Clipper Books, CT, Windsor Locks, [RE:5].
Hardcover.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Yankee Clipper Books, CT, Windsor Locks, [RE:5].
Hardcover.
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